I am often asked by parents how to keep children healthy during the busy school year. I have some simple answers to share and some preventative measures that parents can implement to keep their child focused and in the classroom.

“Adios, Steve Nash. You are a fine basketball player, and we wish you had left it at that. But your being from a foreign nation, yet lecturing the good people of Arizona from your protected, ivory tower, padded life, on how we should tolerate and live with the invasion of illegals across our borders has been too much. We wish you luck in Los Angeles, and hope you will enjoy the more diverse and supportive fan base it has to offer.”

A study of chicken byproducts co-authored by an Arizona State University researcher found trace amounts of antibiotics banned from poultry production in 2005.

Jeffrey Martinson was found guilty Monday of killing his 5-year-old son in August of 2004.

Recently, I attended the AANP (American Association of Naturopathic Physicians) Convention, which was here in Phoenix at the Biltmore Resort.

Recently, I attended the AANP (American Association of Naturopathic Physicians) Convention, which was here in Phoenix at the Biltmore Resort.

Jeffrey Martinson's defense attorney attempted this week to prove that the medical examiner who did the autopsy on his defendant's son's body in 2005 may not have been completely thorough in his examination.

Jeffrey Martinson's defense attorney attempted this week to prove that the medical examiner who did the autopsy on his defendant's son's body in 2005 may not have been completely thorough in his examination.

The first-degree murder trial of Jeffrey Martinson, who is accused of murdering his 5-year-old son Joshua at his Ahwatukee apartment in 2004, continued this week with testimony from first responders to the scene and close neighbors.

The first-degree murder trial of Jeffrey Martinson, who is accused of murdering his 5-year-old son Joshua at his Ahwatukee apartment in 2004, continued this week with testimony from first responders to the scene and close neighbors.

At the age of 86, retired sheet-metal worker Bob Lindsay said he doesn’t square dance much anymore, but it’s easy to see he has mastered other moves that involve twisting, turning, bending and sometimes, stretching.

Total Bliss Salon & Spa is holding a “Socks & Sundries” drive to benefit My Sisters’ Place, a shelter run as part of the domestic violence program of Catholic Charities Community Services. My Sisters’ Place is one of two confidential shelters in the East Valley that help women and children who are victims of abuse put their lives back together.

The battle between Maricopa Attorney Andrew Thomas and the judiciary has boiled over and may impact the prosecution of a high-profile Ahwatukee Foothills murder case, depending on the outcome of a special hearing set for Tuesday.

The battle between Maricopa Attorney Andrew Thomas and the judiciary has boiled over and may impact the prosecution of a high-profile Ahwatukee Foothills murder case, depending on the outcome of a special hearing set for Tuesday.

NEW YORK — Johnson & Johnson expanded a recall of over-the-counter medications Friday, the second time it has done so in less than a month because of a moldy smell that has made users sick.

A family whose special-needs daughter had two broken legs in 2006 sued the Gilbert Unified School District after the parents claimed the injuries were caused in school during therapy sessions.

Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests.

NEW YORK — Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit is voluntarily recalling 57 lots of infants' and children's liquid Tylenol products because of possible bacterial contamination.

Consider the following very typical scenario: you are one of the growing numbers of individuals who takes an aspirin everyday on the advice of a health care provider because of its cardioprotective properties. Then, one day you sprain your ankle and you consider taking a couple of over-the-counter ibuprofen two or three times a day for a few days for its anti-inflammatory effects.

Jeffrey Martinson’s defense took a hit last week when Superior Court Judge Sally Duncan ruled that evidence about his manipulative and controlling behavior can be admitted in his murder trial.

Jeffrey Martinson’s defense took a hit last week when Superior Court Judge Sally Duncan ruled that evidence about his manipulative and controlling behavior can be admitted in his murder trial.

ATLANTA -- Since it first emerged in April, the global swine flu epidemic has sickened more than 1 million Americans and killed about 500. It's also spread around the world, infecting tens of thousands and killing nearly 2,000.